What is it? Copper form with iron insert

Picked this up at a garage sale for three bucks because I need a door stop and it has a nice copper form. What was its original use?
It's 3.5" in diameter, 6" tall and weights 8.5 lbs
The iron fits perfectly inside the copper but I don't see where it was attached. The iron has evidence of nickel plating but it's mostly gone. The iron has a metal band attached to a small wooden stick and the ends of the band are bend over a 'bridge' in a groove.
The small ring at the top of the copper doesn't look sturdy enough to hold the weight and shows no wear.
Is it a clock weight?

 

Are you sure the insert is "iron?" Is it magnetic?

I think what you've got is a mould form for some kind of food - jelly, aspic or such?

Nothing to do with a clock that I can see.

 

It is magnetic...

 

Pudding mold???

 

I'll third the food mould/mold. Imagine a nice 6" jiggly jello in that shape .

 

I've never seen a mold with that loop at the top. What's the function of the iron insert?

 

Many molds have loops at the top or side to display them.
JMHO, but yours is quite ornate which I think is good.

 

I think it is possible that the insert is intended to hold the shape of the mold.

 

Plum pudding?? Or whatever kind!!

 

Chocolate or sugar, I think. Something that solidifies and holds it shape even when thin-walled.

 

Mom had a gorgeous copper antique mold of a beaver with a gorgeous patina......... until a cleaning woman, who thought she was doing a good thing whilst we weren't around, polished it up all Bright & Shiny!!!!!!!!! EEEEEEEEEKKKK!!!

 

Figgy Pudding mold ?


If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding! - YouTube

 

I believe it is a counterweight for a hanging kerosene/oil lamp. Some had clockwork "motors," but others had counterweights to raise and lower the height of the lamp, to fill the font, and trim or light the wick. Most that I have seen did not weigh quite that much, but I've had one that weighed a little more. The size and decorations are consistent with a lamp counterweight also.

 

@joe blowski , did you see the latest reply to this thread that you started in 2021?

 

Does anybody here cook ?
if you make a jelly you use a mold and fill it , you don't attempt to fit another "mold" into the first
and for chocolate, you line the mold with a layer of choccy and drain the rest out, to make a shell.

most molds are metal but not 8lbs !!

I'd go for a chandelier counterweight ( for dusting )

 

2021

oops ....

 

good information is always welcomed........

 

I've been on this forum for approx a year ( +or - ) and noticed so many times that posters rarely return to see results after the first day or two, let alone leave a thank-you after 3 years !!!!


another question : how do I send a personal message to a member ?
is that possible ?
Manythanks

 

you have an INBOX at the top right of the page for sending Private Messages....

open the page...click new conversation.....put in the members name.....and away ya go !

 

Yes, it happens a lot.

You can also click on the member's avatar picture, you get a pop-up with an option to 'start a conversation'. Just click on that, and hey presto.